Gap

Old Norse Dictionary - gap

Meaning of Old Norse word "gap" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gap Old Norse word can mean:

gap
n. [A. S. geap; Engl. gap; Dan. gab; cp. gapa], prop. a gap, empty space, whence Ginnunga-gap, the Chaos of the Scandin. mythol., Edda, Vsp.
gap
2. metaph. gab, gibes; óp ok gap, háreysti ok gap, Fb. iii. 425, cp. Nj. 220. gaps-maðr, m. a gaping fool, a gaby, Fbr. 12.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
mythol.
mythology, mythologically.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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